Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.6° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
13
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.9
NNE
12
0.8
N
12
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.9
ESE
7
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
244
236
236
235
229
225
180
232
174
125
121
66
43
65
65
42
70
22
10
27
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:25PM2.56m
6:25AM2.34m
6:35PM2.43m
7:54AM2.24m
8:04PM2.40m
Low Tide
11:08AM1.24m
11:46PM1.09m
12:02PM1.43m
1:04AM1.24m
1:28PM1.54m
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Temp °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
2
3
5
7
6
5
6
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